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>> president obama, anderson. republicans normally have the edge, but at this moment, the president does. 51% to 46%. close but advantage to the president. here's why. when you ask voters, those who attended college, you see the president, 52% support on the tax issue among those who attended college. now we're going to match that up with those who describe themselves as moderates. 58% of moderates support the president. moderates, college educated people tend to live in the suburbs. it's not all bad news for governor romney. in florida, if you look at older voters, they tend to be more reliable. these are voters 50 and older. 54% support governor romney on taxes and 42% for president obama. so jobs is a number one, but taxes a subset, at the moment, advantage to the president. >> governor romney has been criticized for not laying out enough specifics in the tax plan, particularly what loopholes he would close to cut taxes for the wealthy by 20%. how has the campaign been responding to that? >> mitt romney has sug
>> president obama, anderson. republicans normally have the edge, but at this moment, the president does. 51% to 46%. close but advantage to the president. here's why. when you ask voters, those who attended college, you see the president, 52% support on the tax issue among those who attended college. now we're going to match that up with those who describe themselves as moderates. 58% of moderates support the president. moderates, college educated people tend to live in the suburbs. it's...
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>> president obama the democrat. at the moment, the president has the edge, a number of reasons why. majority, 51-46. close, but advantage to the president. one of the reasons why. you ask likely voters who attended college, 52% for president obama. we have to match those up as those who describe themselves as moderates. 58% describe themselves as moderates. they tend to live in the suburbs. an important advantage for the president. taxes part of the economic debate. not all bad for governor romney. state of florida, more from our most recent poll. older voters, tend to be more reliable. voters 50 years of age and older. again, more reliable voting group. 54% support governor romney. 42% for president obama, obviously, jobs number one part of the economy. on taxes, at the moment, an advantage for the president. >> governor romney has been criticized by fellow republicans by not raising out enough specifics. what loopholes he would close. how has the campaign been responding to that? >> mitt romney has suggested on a
>> president obama the democrat. at the moment, the president has the edge, a number of reasons why. majority, 51-46. close, but advantage to the president. one of the reasons why. you ask likely voters who attended college, 52% for president obama. we have to match those up as those who describe themselves as moderates. 58% describe themselves as moderates. they tend to live in the suburbs. an important advantage for the president. taxes part of the economic debate. not all bad for...
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obama's rose garden statement. we're playing it at length so you can see the context. >> i think it's interesting the president just said something which is the day after the attack he went in the rose garden and said that this was an act of terror. >> that's what i said. >> you said in the rose garden, the day after the attack, it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you're saying? >> please proceed. please proceed, governor. >> i want to make sure we get that for the record because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> he did in fact say it was an act of terror. >> can you say that a little louder, candy. >> he did say it as an act of terror. it did as well take two weeks or so for the whole idea of there being a riot out there about this tape to come out. you're correct about that. >> the administration -- the administration indicated that this was a reaction to a video and was a spontaneous reaction
obama's rose garden statement. we're playing it at length so you can see the context. >> i think it's interesting the president just said something which is the day after the attack he went in the rose garden and said that this was an act of terror. >> that's what i said. >> you said in the rose garden, the day after the attack, it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you're saying? >> please proceed. please proceed, governor....
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>> mitt romney said that. >> barack obama. >> so you're supporting barack obama. >> honey boo-boo has spoken on jimmy kimmel live. and without translation. she's too young to vote and she doesn't know exactly who mitt romney is, and i think she may have said marack obama. but that tiny tornado is a force to be wreckoned with. her show got a higher rating than the republican national convention. when you look at it that way, mitt romney may be regretting his answer to the fateful question. >> this is the most serious question of all. honey boo-boo or snooki? >> do you know who either of these two people are? >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> had a baby now. >> look how tiny she's gotten. lost weight and she's energetic, just her spark plug personality. >> let's be honest, snooki does have a spark plug personality. but, come on, so does honey boo-boo. i speak from experience. she and her mom were on my daytime show and i did a pretty good job of keeping the train on the tracks, your honor the circumstances. >> so, june, is -- you're not -- >> you better red neck-ignize. >> she's a mess. >
>> mitt romney said that. >> barack obama. >> so you're supporting barack obama. >> honey boo-boo has spoken on jimmy kimmel live. and without translation. she's too young to vote and she doesn't know exactly who mitt romney is, and i think she may have said marack obama. but that tiny tornado is a force to be wreckoned with. her show got a higher rating than the republican national convention. when you look at it that way, mitt romney may be regretting his answer to the...
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>> mitt romney said that. >> barack obama. >> you're supporting barack obama. >> honey boo boo has spoken on "jimmy kimmel live." and without translation. she's too young to vote, of course, and she may have said marack obama. that tiny tornado is a force to be reckoned with politically. her reality show got higher ratings than the republican national convention and tied in the ratings with the democratic national convention the night that former president clinton spoke. when you look at it that way, mitt romney may now be regretting his answer to that fateful question. >> this is the most serious question of all. honey boo boo or snooki? >> do you know who either of these two people are. >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. look how tiny she's gotten. she's lost weight and energetic. just her spark plug personality. >> let's be honest, snooki does have a spark plug personality. she's energetic but come on, so does honey boo boo. i speak from experience. she and her mom were on my daytime show "anderson live." i think i did a pretty good job at keeping the train on the tracks. >> she's a mess. >>
>> mitt romney said that. >> barack obama. >> you're supporting barack obama. >> honey boo boo has spoken on "jimmy kimmel live." and without translation. she's too young to vote, of course, and she may have said marack obama. that tiny tornado is a force to be reckoned with politically. her reality show got higher ratings than the republican national convention and tied in the ratings with the democratic national convention the night that former president...
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obama is running a better calm pain. just this week, we saw if mitt romney is going to win, he is going to take it through the debates or when special, new events come up. he has to be able to capitalize on them. >> we just had this new event with libya and egypt. what happened? he bungled it. became an item of controversy. instead of does obama's policy work in the middle east? to have mitt romney on the defense over this question when we are attacked in our embassies, that is inept. >>> david gergen, gloria borger, john king, thank you. >>> with the election less than eight weeks away, we are taking a look at the issues that keep everyone up at night, especially voters. we polled registered voters to see what is on everyone's minds. this week, we are taking a close look at the top economic concerns. housing was number five. taxes were number four. tonight, number two, the federal deficit. someone has made it his mission to promote fiscal responsibilities. david walker, the former comp comp troller general of the united
obama is running a better calm pain. just this week, we saw if mitt romney is going to win, he is going to take it through the debates or when special, new events come up. he has to be able to capitalize on them. >> we just had this new event with libya and egypt. what happened? he bungled it. became an item of controversy. instead of does obama's policy work in the middle east? to have mitt romney on the defense over this question when we are attacked in our embassies, that is inept....
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this is an uphill fight for the obama campaign historically, isn't it? >> it really is an uphill fight. the argument they're making it is things would be much better if the republicans weren't standing in the way and you hear this from the president and top aides. they point to the fact that the president submitted his jobs bill, yet it sits there in congress, they haven't moved on it yet. he said if they passed this jobs bill, a million more jobs would be created. i go back to the trend line they are pointing to. they say the economy is adding jobs so they're not subtracting at all. the jobs are not being added the way that some of the economists had expected that there would be bigger numbers, but they point to the fact that jobs are being added, not subtracted and that's the message they're telling the voters out there. >> we'll see who voters believe. dan, jim, john, thanks. other stories building tonight. susan hendricks joins us. >> anderson, no end to the ongoing violence in syria. opponents to the assad reng eem say security forces killed at leas
this is an uphill fight for the obama campaign historically, isn't it? >> it really is an uphill fight. the argument they're making it is things would be much better if the republicans weren't standing in the way and you hear this from the president and top aides. they point to the fact that the president submitted his jobs bill, yet it sits there in congress, they haven't moved on it yet. he said if they passed this jobs bill, a million more jobs would be created. i go back to the trend...
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president obama won ohio by four points. so i don't think we're at a point where people need to panic. in a close race you have to be attentive to any shifts in the dynamics, but at this point, i think the race is pretty stable. >> ross, do you see a shift in the dynamic? the president has had a massive advantage when it comes to the electoral map which is much bigger than his national lead has ever been and we're just getting the first wave of these polls now, but do you think there's a sense of fundamentals could shift on that front as well? >> sure. i think bill's general point that now is not the time for democrats to panic is pretty sound. i think the president still has an advantage, he's still ahead narrowly in some of these new swing state polls, but obviously, if you had sat down and told obama staffers that mitt romney was about to get the largest post-debate bounce i think of any debate in the last few decades, they wouldn't have been terribly happy with that idea. so is the race suddenly turned completely against
president obama won ohio by four points. so i don't think we're at a point where people need to panic. in a close race you have to be attentive to any shifts in the dynamics, but at this point, i think the race is pretty stable. >> ross, do you see a shift in the dynamic? the president has had a massive advantage when it comes to the electoral map which is much bigger than his national lead has ever been and we're just getting the first wave of these polls now, but do you think there's a...
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obama got a four-point bounce to put him in the lead by six. the president's favorable rating meantime remains above the crucial 50% mark at 52%. mr. romney is close but still in negative territory at 49%. he enjoys an edge on handling the deficit and joblessness, but trails on virtually every other big issue, including medicare, taxes and foreign policy. keeping them honest, when it comes to some of those issues, both candidates have come up short either on specifics or credibility. issues like cutting taxes without ballooning the deficit or burdening the middle class. the romney campaign has been asked again and again for specifics. here's running mate paul ryan just yesterday on fox news. >> there's been a traditional democrat and republican consensus lowering tax rates by broadening the tax base works. and you can -- >> i have to -- you haven't given me the math. >> well, i don't have -- it would take me too long to go through all of the math. >> chris wallace kept trying but came away empty-handed. he's not the only one. take a look. >> wh
obama got a four-point bounce to put him in the lead by six. the president's favorable rating meantime remains above the crucial 50% mark at 52%. mr. romney is close but still in negative territory at 49%. he enjoys an edge on handling the deficit and joblessness, but trails on virtually every other big issue, including medicare, taxes and foreign policy. keeping them honest, when it comes to some of those issues, both candidates have come up short either on specifics or credibility. issues...
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and barack obama has brought it on. he brought it on from the very beginning with the administration and his cairo speech, when he acquitted the founding of israel with, because of the holocaust with the suffering of the peninsula. he condemned israel for building houses and when he talked about returning to the 1967 borders, brand new terminology the previous presidents deliberately avoided because they knew it was provocative. he brought it on when he said in regard to the french president, netanyahu was a liar, the president said i have to deal with him every day in exasperation. this administration, this president, are deliberately weak on israel and florida in particular and ohio, it will be a significant issue in the jewish community. you already see the signs of weakness that the president has there. >> ari fleischer, paul begala, a little preview of a feisty monday night debate. gentlemen, thank you. >>> let us know what you think. follow us on twitter. up next, new polling. i'll crunch the numbers on what's bec
and barack obama has brought it on. he brought it on from the very beginning with the administration and his cairo speech, when he acquitted the founding of israel with, because of the holocaust with the suffering of the peninsula. he condemned israel for building houses and when he talked about returning to the 1967 borders, brand new terminology the previous presidents deliberately avoided because they knew it was provocative. he brought it on when he said in regard to the french president,...
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romney 49, obama 46. within the margin of error but before that first debate, the president was ahead in florida. now romney at least has pulled into a tie, maybe slightly ahead. here's to back it up, a tampa bay times/miami herald poll, a bigger romney lead. clearly, romney momentum. the obama campaign says it's not that big in florida but he's pulling up into at least a tie, maybe slightly ahead. that's not all. let's start out in the west. look at battleground state polls out here since the first debate. nevada on your left, colorado on your right. a dead heat in nevada, dead heat in colorado. romney's been doing well in the west holding his own. he's boosted his standing a bit since the first debate in the two battlegrounds out there. come over to the heartland, in the state of ohio, you see here, again, he was down a lot in wisconsin before the first presidential debate. that's paul ryan's home state. he's pulled into a statistical tie. this one's a bit more troublesome for the romney campaign. they
romney 49, obama 46. within the margin of error but before that first debate, the president was ahead in florida. now romney at least has pulled into a tie, maybe slightly ahead. here's to back it up, a tampa bay times/miami herald poll, a bigger romney lead. clearly, romney momentum. the obama campaign says it's not that big in florida but he's pulling up into at least a tie, maybe slightly ahead. that's not all. let's start out in the west. look at battleground state polls out here since the...
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barack obama is actually very good at this town hall format, too. maybe if both these guys are good, we can actually make a judgment on substance. >> bill, the pressure is on for the president. what do you expect tomorrow night? obviously i assume you think he'll be more aggressive than he was the first time around. >> well, there's no doubt that mitt romney did himself some good in that first debate, but just from a strictly polling standpoint, if you look at what happened, the president has remained pretty stable but romney has been able to consolidate some support that he was already going to get. now, the town hall format i think could hold some challenges for romney even though he's very experienced at this and has done a lot, like alex said, but having to answer for the 47% commen in a crowd full of regular folks who aren't affiliated with one side or the other side, i think is going to be very difficult for him. but president obama, i think he lays out his vision for the future, talks about the accomplishments of the last four years and like
barack obama is actually very good at this town hall format, too. maybe if both these guys are good, we can actually make a judgment on substance. >> bill, the pressure is on for the president. what do you expect tomorrow night? obviously i assume you think he'll be more aggressive than he was the first time around. >> well, there's no doubt that mitt romney did himself some good in that first debate, but just from a strictly polling standpoint, if you look at what happened, the...